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How do I restore files on people.uic.edu?

Don't forget!

If you are connecting from off-campus, you must also be connected using UIC VPN. VPN installation instructions are available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

How do I restore files on people.uic.edu?

Your home directory on people.uic.edu is backed up once a day. We keep five (5) most recent backups in read-only snapshot directories located in /mnt/snapshot. The backup process takes place in the very early morning, so the oldest backup of your account will usually be from four days ago.

To retrieve a file or directory from the snapshot, connect to your account using SFTP. If you are comfortable with the command line, SSH is also an option.